George Pulliam

George Pulliam
George Pulliam
Born	1923; Cranston, Rhode Island, US
Died	1956 (aged 32–33)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Played for	Dartmouth
Playing career	1945–1948

Last updated March 27, 2024

George Pulliam was an American ice hockey defenceman who played for Dartmouth just after World War II.

Career

Pulliam graduated from Cranston High School. In 1947 he helped Dartmouth capture the Thompson Trophy for the Intercollegiate championship, awarded to the best college team in North America.^[1]

Awards and honors

Award	Year
AHCA Second Team All-American	1947–48	^[2]

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References

↑ Shribman, David; Degange, Jack (2005). "Dartmouth College Hockey: Northern Ice". Dartmouth College. ISBN 9780738538853 . Retrieved April 29, 2020.
↑ "1947-1948 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.

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[1] Shribman, David; Degange, Jack (2005). "Dartmouth College Hockey: Northern Ice". Dartmouth College. ISBN 9780738538853 . Retrieved April 29, 2020.

[acha-2] "1947-1948 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.

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v t e Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey
Formerly the Dartmouth Indians
Venues	Occom pond (1905–1929) Davis Rink (1929–1975) Thompson Arena (1975–present)
Coaches	No coach (1905–08) John Eames (1908–09) Thomas Hodge (1909–10) H. I. Vye (1910–11) W. Rawley (1911–12) Fred Rocque (1912–15) Clarence Wanamaker (1915–17, 1919–20) John H. Murphy (1917–18) Leon Tuck (1920–21, 1922–24) Chippy Gaw (1921–22) H. R. Denesha (1924–26) J. Philip Bower (1926–33) Herbert Gill (1933–37) Eddie Jeremiah (1937–42, 1945–63, 1964–67) George T. Barclay/Dick Rondeau (1942–43) Charles Arthur (1943–45) Abner Oakes (1963–64, 1967–70) Grant Standbrook (1970–75) George Crowe (1975–84) Brian Mason (1984–90) Ben Smith (1990–91) Roger Demment (1991–97) Bob Gaudet (1997–2020) Reid Cashman (2020–present)
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1906–1913) Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)
Rivalries	New Hampshire Vermont
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Bill Riley (228 Points) Bill Riley (118 Goals) Nick Boucher (50 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1948 1949 1979 1980
NCAA Tournament appearances	1948 1949 1979 1980
NHL players	T. J. Galiardi Tanner Glass David Jones Grant Lewis Ben Lovejoy Lee Stempniak
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH

George Pulliam
Born	1923 (1923) Cranston, Rhode Island, US
Died	1956 (aged 32–33)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Played for	Dartmouth
Playing career	1945–1948